Hafsa Lodi��

Lodi

Hafsa Lodi��is an American-Muslim journalist who has been covering fashion and culture in the Middle East for more than a decade. Her work has appeared in��The Independent, Refinery29, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, Vogue Arabia, The National, Luxury, Mojeh, Grazia Middle East, GQ Middle East, gal-dem��and more.��Hafsa’s debut non-fiction book��Modesty: A Fashion Paradox, was launched at the 2020 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.

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In Exile: Rewriting a grandmother's legacy beyond villainy

Book Club: 'In Exile' uncovers the hidden life of journalist Sadiya Ansari’s grandmother, revealing her defiance of societal norms and the struggles she faced

04 December, 2024

I was a McDonald’s megafan. For Gaza, I'm ditching them for good

Hafsa Lodi reflects on one year of zero McDonald’s and explains why she plans to leave the golden arches behind for good.

25 October, 2024

Seeking truth in Mohamed Seif El Nasr’s Then He Sent Prophets

Book Club: Readers will find common ground with Mohamed Seif El Nasr’s protagonist, who champions critical thinking and rationality rather than blind conformity

25 September, 2024

Daisy Khan's trusted guide to the 30 Rights of Muslim Women

Book Club: Debunking Islamophobic myths and demystifying hardline extremist views, activist Daisy Khan pens new book, 30 Rights of Muslim Women: A Trusted Guide

26 June, 2024

The Feminisms of our Mothers: Unpacking generational rage

Book Club: A stirring collection of Pakistani women’s voices on inheriting feminism, whether silent or vocal, from the females that came before them.

10 January, 2024

Who Is Muhammad: Subjectivity and Muslim collective memory

Book Club: Michael Muhammad Knight’s latest work is a thought-provoking literary expedition that takes the reader from Islam’s early times to modern-day debates.

22 November, 2023

Playing Games: Ethics, loyalty and longing

Book Club: In her debut novel, Huma Qureshi delves into the complexities of marriage and siblinghood through the lenses of two sisters.

25 October, 2023

No Funeral For Nazia: A hypnotic tale about death and ritual

Book Club: With main character Nazia, dead, readers put the puzzle pieces of her life together through the perspectives of her loved ones.

11 October, 2023

Someone Like Her: One woman's quest for justice and survival

Book Club: Set between Pakistan and London, Awais Khan’s latest story delves into misogyny, abuse and perseverance.

30 August, 2023

Dismantling Pakistan's class trauma through literary fiction

Book Club: Safinah Danish Elahi’s new book, The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon, is set between Pakistan and London and follows the lives of a trio whose lives are changed forever after a tragic childhood incident.

26 July, 2023